U.S. v. Norwood, No. 96-232 (D.N.J.) (939 F.Supp. 1132) (September 6, 1996) (Judge Stephen M. Orlofsky)
Loaded on Nov. 1, 1996
published in Punch and Jurists
November 25, 1996
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Scientific Testimony or Evidence.
The Supreme Court’s decision in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 469 (1993)
continues to hold sway as the guiding pronouncement on the admissibility of scientific evidence in our
courts. In this case the defendant was charged with an assortment of crimes including bank robbery,
carjacking and …
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More from this issue:
- U.S. v. Paradies, No. 94-8485 (11th Cir.) (98 F.3d 1266) (September 23, 1996) (Judge Harry W. Wellford)
- U.S. v. Pretty, No. 95-6281 (10th Cir.) (98 F.3d 1213) (October 4, 1996) (Judge Albert J. Engel)
- U.S. v. Pretty, No. 95-6281 (10th Cir.) (98 F.3d 1213) (October 4, 1996) (Judge Albert J. Engel)
- U.S. v. Norwood, No. 96-232 (D.N.J.) (939 F.Supp. 1132) (September 6, 1996) (Judge Stephen M. Orlofsky)
- U.S. v. Brown, No. 91-1420 (2nd Cir.) (961 F.2d 1039) (April 9, 1992) (Per Curiam)
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